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Bernd Bösherz and Sebastian Goebel come first as the partners who give the firm its name; the other profiles follow in alphabetical order.

Bernd Bösherz

Bernd Bösherz

Dipl.-Ing. | German Patent Attorney

Telecommunications · 4G/5G · SEP · Employee invention law

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Bernd Bösherz is a founding partner of Bösherz Goebel Patentanwälte, a graduate engineer in electrical engineering with a focus on communications technology, and has more than 15 years of experience in intellectual property. As an IP Manager at a major telecommunications company, he specialized in patent portfolio management and employee invention law.

His work focuses on strategic IP consulting. With his technical background and practical experience as an IP Manager, he understands not only the legal but also the business aspects of patent protection. This dual perspective enables him to develop tailored IP strategies that are both legally sound and economically viable.

Bernd Bösherz advises clients across various technical fields, particularly in telecommunications (4G, 5G), standard-essential patents (SEP), electronics, as well as battery technologies and medical technology. His expertise covers both the generation and enforcement of intellectual property rights, as well as strategic IP consulting for companies of all sizes.

Practice areas:

  • IP Management: Patent portfolio management at a major telecommunications company with a focus on strategic patent positioning and employee invention law
  • Patent attorney services: Comprehensive client support with a focus on IP generation, enforcement, and strategic IP consulting

Technical expertise:

  • Telecommunications: 4G/5G technologies, standard-essential patents (SEP)
  • Electronics: Complex electronic systems and components
  • Future technologies: Battery technologies and medical technology

Awards

  • Repeatedly recognized by WirtschaftsWoche as one of Germany’s leading patent attorneys.
Sebastian Goebel

Sebastian Goebel

M. Sc. | German and European Patent Attorney | European Patent Litigator (UPC)

Software · AI · Medical technology · UPC

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Sebastian Goebel is a founding partner of Bösherz Goebel Patentanwälte and has been active in the field of intellectual property since 2013. He holds degrees in electrical and information engineering as well as laser and photonics. His technical specialization includes the protection of AI technologies and software — one of the most dynamic and legally challenging areas of modern patent law.

As a European Patent Attorney and European Patent Litigator, he has extensive experience in the filing, defense, and enforcement of patents, as well as in the strategic consulting on IP rights in the digital sphere.

Sebastian Goebel works with particular passion at the interface between technology and law, as well as across different technical fields. His interdisciplinary approach enables him to transcend traditional boundaries between electrical engineering, artificial intelligence, and other high technologies. He greatly enjoys following the rapid developments in AI and software technologies and translating them into legal value for his clients.

Professional experience:

  • Research in medical technology and machine learning
  • Software development
  • IP generation and defense (including in automotive, electronics, energy, and medical technology)
  • Lecturer in intellectual property law at Ruhr University Bochum until 2020

Special focus areas:

  • Software patenting, AI, connectivity

Publications and lectures

  • Digital innovations, High-growth technology business forum (BS12-2026), expert panel (European panel representative), European Patent Academy / EPO, online, 7 July 2026
  • Patenting AI in diagnostics and protection strategies for RUO, IVDR and CE products, VDGH workshop, 16 June 2026
  • AI language models as research assistants: between hallucination and efficiency, PATINFO 2026, Ilmenau, 12 June 2026
  • Patentability of AI and IP strategy for commercialising “AI-related” inventions, DECHEMA im Dialog (webinar series “AI (not only) in the life sciences”), online, 10 March 2026
  • Artificial intelligence in patent law – revolution or evolution?, GRUR Patent 2025, 592
  • AI use in the patent field, 45th PatentFORUM, Munich, 27 November 2025
  • AI Insights in Patent Portfolio Management, 2nd edition, Elgar Practical Guides, 2025
  • BDPA autumn seminar 2025, BDPAyouth seminar, Generative AI for patent attorneys: the language model as a drafting assistant, Karlsruhe, 25 September 2025
  • IP protection in a digital world – software patents, AI & copyright, AGIT Aachen, 11 April 2025
  • AI in everyday life, Bethmann Bank, Düsseldorf, 5 February 2025
  • Application of AI in IP practice, VPP Young Professionals and Networking Section Meeting, Berlin, 24 October 2024
  • Patenting AI innovations, CEIPI, 14 June 2024
  • Mastering Patent Portfolio Management in the Age of AI, FORUM Institute, as well as various other seminars and workshops

Awards

  • IAM 300 World’s Leading IP Strategists 2026
  • IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders 2026
  • IAM 300 World’s Leading IP Strategists 2025
  • Inventor Award of Ruhr University Bochum
Dr. Samuel Königshofen

Dr. Samuel Königshofen

M.Sc. | German and European Patent Attorney

Automotive · Mechanical engineering · Mobile communications · Trade marks and designs

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Dr. Samuel Königshofen studied physics, has been active in the field of intellectual property since 2019, and joined the team of Bösherz Goebel Patentanwälte in 2025. His main areas of practice include the automotive industry, mechanical and plant engineering, electrical engineering, mechanics, and materials science. In addition, Dr. Königshofen has extensive experience in trademark and design law.

Through his years of professional experience and training at a Düsseldorf law firm, he gained broad expertise in all areas of intellectual property. A particular focus of his work is the filing and defense of national and international patents and utility models.

Dr. Königshofen studied physics at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, specializing in laser/plasma interaction and solid-state physics. As a doctoral researcher at the renowned Forschungszentrum Jülich, he conducted research on the interaction between organic molecules and magnetic thin-film systems. He received his PhD under the Jülich Model at the Institute of Physics of the University of Cologne.

Dr. Königshofen is a German Patent Attorney, a European Patent Attorney, and a qualified representative before the EUIPO. With his solid scientific background and extensive practical experience, he advises clients on strategic aspects of patent protection and ensures that their innovations receive optimal legal protection.

Practice areas:

  • Filing and defense of national and international patents and utility models
  • Advice on trademark and design applications
  • Strategic advice on patent protection

Industry focus:

  • Automotive industry
  • Materials science and mechanics

Qualifications

  • German Patent Attorney
  • European Patent Attorney
  • Qualified representative before the EUIPO

Education

  • Doctorate (Dr. rer. nat.), Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Cologne
  • Master of Science (Physics), Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Nico Ostermann-Myrau

Nico Ostermann-Myrau

M. Sc. | Patent Engineer

Computer science · Robotics · IT security

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Studied computer science with a focus on intelligent systems. Active in intellectual property law since 2025.

Activities:

  • Research in humanoid robotics

Special topics:

  • Software, AI, robotics, IT security, and intelligent systems
Michael Wannek

Michael Wannek

M.Eng. | European Patent Attorney

Medical technology · Software · AI · Opposition proceedings · UPC

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Michael Wannek is a European Patent Attorney and thus a qualified representative before the European Patent Office. In addition to his experience in the field of computer science, he has a technical background in systems engineering and biomedical engineering. This provides him with in-depth expertise at the interface between technology and innovation.

Since 2021, he has been active in the field of intellectual property, where he has gained extensive experience in drafting and enforcing technical intellectual property rights. As a European Patent Attorney, his focus lies on building IP portfolios and providing strategic representation in opposition proceedings.

He brings particular expertise in the fields of medical technology, electrical engineering, computer science, and artificial intelligence.

Team

We work hand in hand. Our experienced assistants, patent paralegals and patent attorneys are a well-established team. From deadline monitoring to procedural coordination — that creates room for strategic decisions.

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